Press Kit

Metis singer-songwriter Cynthia Hamar was born in Drayton Valley and raised in the small mining town of Entwistle, west of Edmonton, where she took to the stage for the first time at age 7 singing Amy Grant songs to accompaniment tracks in the local church. With four older music-loving siblings to guide her, Hamar delved into the world of music with both feet, picking up the guitar as a teenager and eventually writing her own songs. She moved to B.C. with her husband and raised three children, eventually recording The Son & I in 2016 with her eldest son Zadok Hamar. Her fourth album, Joint & Marrow, released in the fall of 2022, is a career defining collection of rich and soulful Americana. Each of the seven songs reflects her growth as singer and songwriter, veering from the catchy pop folk to piano driven ragtime romps and  light reggae touches. These songs all feature powerful, evocative vocals as Hamar has virtuoso control of her voice. These are songs rife with hard learned life lessons, but the album’s closing gospel-tinged song “Little Bird” brings it all together with the repeated line, “let there be joy in the journey.”

Biography by Sean Myers

One Sheet

“One of those rare artists whose authenticity overwhelms you”

“A vocalist who’s uniquely her own”

“World class writing and performance.”

“There’s a little country, a little soul, and lots of heart.”

"really does take easy listening to a whole new level in a way that is different and intriguing"

“Mother and son duo in perfect harmony”

(The Son & I”)